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The following list of resources is provided as a convenience to our students. However, the Sacramento Sword School is not associated with any of the following vendors, and cannot provide any sort of guarantee about their products or prices.
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We now have a textbook for what we teach in class: From the Page to the Practice, Fundamentals of Spanish Swordplay by Maestro Puck Curtis and Dr. Mary Dill Curtis. Available as an ebook from Freelance Academy Press.
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A related work is the Memorial Of the Practice of the Montante written by Diogo Gomes de Figueyredo in 1651, republished in 2012 as a transcription and translation by Maestro Eric Myers with a history by Steve Hick. This Destreza based work on the Iberian greatsword is available for free from The Oakeshott Institute.
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Any sort of thin, supple, leather glove will do, and these can often be found in garden stores. On the other hand, if you want a little more protection, you can buy padded or heavier ones such as these:
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♦ Light or heavy padded gloves - Revival Clothing
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Standard fencing jackets are acceptable, though we have a preference for lightly padded ones. Students at our school can wear any color jacket except black:
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♦ Inexpensive back zip jacket - triplette.com
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♦ Standard front zip jacket - triplette.com
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♦ Very nice classical fencing jacket; can be custom tailored and/or padded - zenwarriorarmory.com
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♦ Also consider their fencing tunic; can be custom tailored - zenwarriorarmory.com
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Any standard 3-weapon mask is acceptable, or more protective fencing helmets are available as well:
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♦ Nice basic mask - zenwarriorarmory.com
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♦ Many mask options - thefencingpost.com
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♦ Very nice fencing mask alternative - horsebows.com
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We use a number of different swords in class, here are a few:
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♦ Hanwei Practical Cup Hilt - kultofathena.com
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♦ Castille Armory Standard Cup Hilt - castillearmory.com
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♦ Castille Armory Side Swords - castillearmory.com
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| Questions? Please contact us. |
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